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mg426 · June 24th, 2012, 10:53 PM

Who likes them and who dosent ????

wes · June 24th, 2012, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mg426

Who likes them and who dosent ????

For Country and Rock I like a thin fast neck. For Jazz I like a wider more rounded neck.

TwangBilly · June 25th, 2012, 01:00 AM

I love fat necks! My G.E. Smith signature Tele has the best neck I've felt on one. That's what got my attention first time I picked it up. After playing probably hundreds of Tele's over the three years I shopped for one, this was the first neck I could play well. Thin necks cramp my hands and don't feel right to me.

StratBluesRock · June 25th, 2012, 01:18 AM

Love them. My #1 Strat has a Warmoth fatback neck.

soulman969 · June 25th, 2012, 01:54 AM

Negative for me. They don't fit my playing style at all. I even swapped the "U" neck on my Nocaster for one with a soft "V".

Mike Simpson · June 25th, 2012, 01:59 AM

I really like fat necks, my favorite is the Allparts TMO-fat. Skinny necks cause me to have hand cramps. Necks are not fast... hands are fast... necks just sit there.

A.B.Negative · June 25th, 2012, 02:21 AM

I don't like them.

DeepSouth · June 25th, 2012, 03:17 AM

I've got a fat neck - the doctor says my double chin could be surgically corrected with some lipo suction and a botox injection

I've been told it isn't a C Section neck - that is more a maternity issue. I'm aiming for a rounded V next time.

Telemarkman · June 25th, 2012, 03:50 AM

I don't like a flat neck or a narrow nut, but I'm not crazy about a real fat one either.

A well rounded C, a modest U or a soft V is fine with me.

H. Mac · June 25th, 2012, 05:15 AM

Fat necks? Yep. The bigger, the better. With the specs I like, a neck could not be shipped by UPS: It would have to arrive on a logging truck.

daveandshelle · June 25th, 2012, 10:12 AM

fat

telefunken · June 25th, 2012, 10:22 AM

Hate fat necks, I have huge hands and thought I "Needed" a fat neck, but the thinner the better.

dada · June 25th, 2012, 10:29 AM

I like all shapes. I have skinny to baseball bats and after a few minutes no big deal. The same with frets, vintage and jumbo.

telex76 · June 25th, 2012, 10:38 AM

I won't even try to play on a skinny neck.

Jericho75 · June 25th, 2012, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by dada

I like all shapes. I have skinny to baseball bats and after a few minutes no big deal. The same with frets, vintage and jumbo.

+1 on neck shapes. I can play my SG standard(baseball bat), then switch to an Ibby RG, and after a few minutes I get used to it. Same with scale. But I tend to favor the med jumbo/jumbo to the vintage size frets, but even that I can get used to pretty easily.

hemingway · June 25th, 2012, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by dada

I like all shapes. I have skinny to baseball bats and after a few minutes no big deal. The same with frets, vintage and jumbo.

Same here, I've got a baseball bat and a medium V that's almost not there it's so slight, and several types of C in between. I love them all. If I had to choose, though, I do like the feel of a V. Just feels nice.

wmsimpson · June 25th, 2012, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wes

For Country and Rock I like a thin fast neck. For Jazz I like a wider more rounded neck.

Not picking on you Wes... but I've always thought "thin and fast" don't go together when describing a neck. To me, thin=slow and fat=fast.

I can play faster and cleaner on my chunky U-shape-neck ESP tele than any of my thin-necked Fenders. Same for my short scale Gibby's... I'm much faster on my fat-neck R8 Les Paul than my slim 60's profile 335.

Veitchy · June 25th, 2012, 10:58 AM

I like to play as fat a neck as my (small-ish) hands can cope with. Thin necks don't feel like they 'support' my hand enough and I tend to cramp up, though that could be poor technique on my part.

CyanideJunkie · June 25th, 2012, 11:00 AM

Love 'em. One of the main reasons why I got my Nocaster in the first place. Also have a Les Paul Trad 1960 with a thin neck that I equally love.

73Fender · June 25th, 2012, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by dada

I like all shapes. I have skinny to baseball bats and after a few minutes no big deal. The same with frets, vintage and jumbo.

+1

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soulman969 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Englewood, CO Posts: 3,377	Negative for me. They don't fit my playing style at all. I even swapped the "U" neck on my Nocaster for one with a soft "V". __________________ CS 51 Nocaster, "Nashcaster"/Nashville>Nocaster conv., MIM>Nashville conv./Onamac Tall Blues pups, Squier CVC/Keystones pups, CV 60's Jazz Bass, Matt Freeman PBass/Wilde P46 pup, Taylor 414CE. Roland Cube 40xl, Bugera v5, Roland BC 60, tc BG250, GK MB112.

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Mike Simpson formerly "Big" Mike Simpson Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilbert, AZ (PHX) Age: 56 Posts: 6,052 73 Photos	I really like fat necks, my favorite is the Allparts TMO-fat. Skinny necks cause me to have hand cramps. Necks are not fast... hands are fast... necks just sit there. __________________ http://www.hoodoocasters.com/ http://www.facebook.com/TheHoodooCasters http://www.reverbnation.com/thehoodoocasters https://twitter.com/hoodoocasters

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A.B.Negative Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Scotland Age: 46 Posts: 2,674	I don't like them. __________________ "I'm playing all the right notes—but not necessarily in the right order."

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H. Mac Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2012 Location: In the South, U.S.A. Age: 58 Posts: 1,133	Fat necks? Yep. The bigger, the better. With the specs I like, a neck could not be shipped by UPS: It would have to arrive on a logging truck. __________________ Sometimes I wonder: When they invented the alphabet, how did they know what order to put it in?

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June 25th, 2012, 01:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
TwangBilly Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Virginia, U.S. Posts: 868	I love fat necks! My G.E. Smith signature Tele has the best neck I've felt on one. That's what got my attention first time I picked it up. After playing probably hundreds of Tele's over the three years I shopped for one, this was the first neck I could play well. Thin necks cramp my hands and don't feel right to me.

June 25th, 2012, 01:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
StratBluesRock Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2012 Location: Connecticut, USA Age: 16 Posts: 2,644	Love them. My #1 Strat has a Warmoth fatback neck.

June 25th, 2012, 03:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
DeepSouth Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,089	I've got a fat neck - the doctor says my double chin could be surgically corrected with some lipo suction and a botox injection I've been told it isn't a C Section neck - that is more a maternity issue. I'm aiming for a rounded V next time.

June 25th, 2012, 03:50 AM	#9 (permalink)
Telemarkman Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Norway Age: 66 Posts: 13,503	I don't like a flat neck or a narrow nut, but I'm not crazy about a real fat one either. A well rounded C, a modest U or a soft V is fine with me.

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daveandshelle Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: london, Ontario great white north Posts: 741	fat

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telefunken Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 2,669 10 Photos	Hate fat necks, I have huge hands and thought I "Needed" a fat neck, but the thinner the better. __________________ Now is the time for me to rise to my feet Wipe your spit from my face Wipe these tears from my eyes

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dada Banned Troll Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Carlos Age: 61 Posts: 819	I like all shapes. I have skinny to baseball bats and after a few minutes no big deal. The same with frets, vintage and jumbo.

June 25th, 2012, 10:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
telex76 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Tx. Age: 62 Posts: 8,844	I won't even try to play on a skinny neck.

June 25th, 2012, 10:58 AM	#18 (permalink)
Veitchy Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Age: 24 Posts: 1,299	I like to play as fat a neck as my (small-ish) hands can cope with. Thin necks don't feel like they 'support' my hand enough and I tend to cramp up, though that could be poor technique on my part. __________________ Livin' youre dreams, Woah you on top. My mind is aching, Lord it wont stop. Thats how it happens livin' life by the drop.

June 25th, 2012, 11:00 AM	#19 (permalink)
CyanideJunkie Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2010 Location: Singapore Posts: 562 24 Photos	Love 'em. One of the main reasons why I got my Nocaster in the first place. Also have a Les Paul Trad 1960 with a thin neck that I equally love. __________________ Identity Over Image

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